noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The technique of distorting the meaning of a person's words by using selective quotations or an ellipsis. rare, uncountable
2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of dowdification alt-of, uncountable

Etymology

From Dowd (“Maureen Dowd”) + -ification.

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